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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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